Assistant Director, Business Advisory Services

Los Angeles County Office of Education; Downey (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Los Angeles County Office of Education seeks an experienced Assistant Director, Business Advisory Services to plan, direct, and supervise financial and business services for school and community college districts in Los Angeles County.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field, five years in finance and administration with budgeting experience, and at least three years in supervisory management. Hybrid remote schedules may be available.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in accounting or related field as required.
• Five years in finance, business, and administration, with budgeting experience.
• Three years of management supervision of professional staff.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, organize, coordinate and supervise financial management and business services for LEAs in LA County.
• Monitor solvency of school districts and manage elections and unemployment services.
• Collaborate with districts, JPAs, and ROPs to deliver services and guidance.

Skills

Data analysis

Decision making

Regulatory navigation

Professional expertise

Oral communication

Presentation skills

Writing

Customer focus

Relationship building

Group facilitation

Performance management

Resource allocation

Technology leverage

Political savvy

Project management

Cultural proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Bachelor's degree in business/public administration

Equivalent accreditation

Job description

Assistant Director, Business Advisory Services

$149,892.00 - $185,688 Annually

An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects the rich diversity of Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is seeking experienced individuals with a background in school district fiscal management to apply for the position of Assistant Director, Business Advisory Services.

The Division of Business Advisory Services (BAS) provides a full range of financial management and consulting services to our clients, which include: K-12 school districts, community college districts, and other local educational agencies (Joint Powers Authorities (JPAs) and Regional Occupational Programs (ROPs)) within the Los Angeles County.

The Assistant Director of BAS will plan, direct, organize, coordinate and supervise the mandated and discretionary financial management and business services to school and community college districts and other local education agencies (LEAs) within Los Angeles County. BAS is also responsible for statutory monitoring of school district solvency and execution of mandated functions for school district organization, school elections, and unemployment insurance services.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

• Business and financial management, accounting, budget development and analysis, and management information systems
• Public school finance, including school district accounting, auditing, budgeting and revenue determination
• Organizational and budgeting structures of school districts
• State Education Code, Revenue and Taxation Code, Election Code, and other statutes, codes, rules, and regulations pertaining to school finance and revenue determination
• Capabilities and applications of electronic data processing relative to assigned areas of responsibility
• Responsibilities and operations of the State Department of Education and the State legislature relative to the finances of school districts
• Fundamental employment laws, codes, and regulations including EEO,FLSA,FMLA, and Cal/OSHA and applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements

Competencies:

• Analyzing and Interpreting Data – Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative and qualitative data
• Decision Making – Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Legal & Regulatory Navigation – Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Oral Communication – Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Presentation Skill – Formally delivering information to groups
• Writing – Communicating effectively in writing
• Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Professional Impact – Presenting self as a positive representative of the organization
• Relationship Building – Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• Group Facilitation – Enabling constructive and productive group interaction
• Managing Performance – Ensuring superior individual and group performance
• Allocating Resources – Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness
• Leveraging Technology – Applying technology for improvements in organizational efficiency and effectiveness
• Political and Organizational Savvy – Working skillfully with politics, procedures, and protocols across organizational levels and boundaries
• Project Management – Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
• Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communication and interaction that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions, and cultures

Required Education and Experience

Education: A bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, public administration, or other fields closely related to the job requirements of this classification, from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience: Five years of experience in finance, business, and administration, involving the development, analysis, and recommendation of program budgets and services, including three years of management experience supervising professional-level staff in the areas of finance, business, and administration.

Additional Requirements:

A valid California driver's license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to provide transportation between job sites is required.

Hybrid remote schedules may be available. To ensure the health and safety of its staff, LACOE may require employees to provide evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19.

Selection Process

Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a training and experience evaluation and/or a technical interview.

Contact

For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to Jennifer Kirkpatrick at [e-mail]

For general inquiries please call 562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)

For complete application information, please go to https://www.lacoe.edu/pc

LACOE Personnel Commission, 9300 Imperial Hwy, EC-Annex, Downey, CA 90242

Additional Information

Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https://lacoe.edu/jobs/hr/classified. For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application, testing, and employment are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.

Recruitment ID: 27-LAC889

This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.